Georgians express high levels of satisfaction with their health care services
Despite the national debate on health care reform, Georgians generally express a high level of satisfaction with several aspects of the health care system, according to a recent Peach State Poll.
View ArticleResearch shows link between thunderstorms and asthma attacks
In the first in-depth study of its kind ever done in the Southeastern United States, researchers at the University of Georgia and Emory University have discovered a link between thunderstorms and...
View ArticleRoman receives NIH MERIT award
Paul Roman, a University of Georgia scholar in the field of substance abuse treatment, has received a MERIT award from the National Institute on Drug Abuse, National Institutes of Health, to extend...
View ArticleUGA dean appointed to board of newly created state Department of Public Health
Phillip L. Williams, dean of the University of Georgia College of Public Health, has been appointed by Gov. Nathan Deal to serve on the state Board of Public Health, which will oversee the newly...
View ArticleSymposium to address health care concerns – U.S. And Israel
Health care reform, emergency preparedness, traffic safety and obesity are just a few of the common global health issues to be tackled by researchers, health care providers and policymakers from the...
View ArticleUGA College of Public Health to hold open house
The University of Georgia College of Public Health will hold an information day open house Sept. 23 at 2:30 p.m. in the Paul D. Coverdell Center for Biomedical and Health Sciences. Faculty, staff,...
View ArticleMiles named head of Institute of Gerontology in UGA’s College of Public Health
Dr. Toni Miles has been named the director of the University of Georgia's Institute of Gerontology in the College of Public Health, effective Aug. 1. Miles replaced Leonard Poon, who recently retired...
View ArticleCollege of Public Health to offer Ph.D. In epidemiology
The University of Georgia will become the first institution of higher education in the University System of Georgia to offer a doctoral degree in epidemiology after a move approved by the Board of...
View ArticleUGA School of Social Work and College of Public Health partner in...
The University of Georgia School of Social Work and College of Public Health have partnered to offer a new dual degree program, which combines the master of social work and master of public health...
View ArticleGIS siting of emergency vehicles improves response time
In an emergency, minutes matter. With this knowledge, University of Georgia researchers developed a new method for determining where emergency vehicle stations should be located. The results of their...
View ArticleUGA to host national conference on evidence-based health March 30
Kendall Ho, one of the top experts in the use of information technologies to accelerate the incorporation of the latest health evidence into routine medical practice, will be the keynote speaker at...
View ArticleAuthor Harriet Washington to discuss Deadly Monopolies at UGA Lecture
Acclaimed author Harriet A. Washington will visit the University of Georgia on April 4 to discuss her latest book Deadly Monopolies: The Shocking Corporate Takeover of Life Itself and the Consequences...
View ArticleHarvard social scientist David R. Williams to speak at UGA March 18
David R. Williams, internationally recognized as a leading social scientist focused on social influences on health, will speak March 18 from 1:30-3 p.m. in Room 250 of the Miller Student Learning...
View ArticleEvidence-based health professions education conference to feature U.S....
Dr. Virginia A. Moyer, chair of the U.S. Preventive Services Task Force and a leading national voice against prostate cancer over-screening, will be the keynote speaker at the fourth annual conference...
View ArticleGlobal health leader to speak in Voices from the Vanguard Series season finale
Carol Etherington, a nurse who has traveled the country and the world assisting people devastated by war, natural disasters and violence for three decades, will speak about her experiences and her...
View ArticleUGA’s Getzen Lecture to focus on health care reform
Henry J. Aaron, noted health care expert and economist at The Brookings Institution, will give the University of Georgia School of Public and International Affairs' annual Getzen Lecture on Government...
View ArticleUniversity Health Center awarded full accreditation
The University of Georgia Health Center was awarded accreditation for all services, the highest recognition for health care organizations. The national health care accrediting body the Joint...
View ArticleUGA Honors student Smitha Ganeshan named 2013 Truman Scholar
Smitha Ganeshan, an Honors student majoring in anthropology at the University of Georgia, has received a 2013 Harry S. Truman Scholarship, which recognizes juniors with exceptional leadership...
View ArticleClayton County Archway Partnership awarded Al Dohany Award for Community Service
The Georgia Public Health Association recently recognized the University of Georgia's Archway Partnership for the expansion of the Federally Qualified Health Center in Clayton County with the Al...
View ArticleFACS to host speaker in advance of MLK Day
The University of Georgia College of Family and Consumer Sciences will host a guest speaker, Pamela Roshell from the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services, as part of a seminar honoring the...
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